Adamu Kamale, A member of the House of Representatives from Adamawa State, who represents Madagali/Michika federal constituency, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. His defection was announced in a letter read by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, on the floor of the house on Tuesday. Mr. Kamale cited divisions in the […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed that at least nine people were killed when three female suicide bombers struck in Madagali, Adamawa State, on Friday. According to NEMA one of the three female suicide bombers died with a baby strapped on her back. The Coordinator of NEMA for Adamawa and Taraba Operation Office, […]
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A large number of persons are feared dead following separate multiple explosions that rocked Madagali town in the northern part of Adamawa State. According to Eye-witnesses, three female suicide bombers were responsible for the explosions that occurred on Friday morning at a crowded motor park on the outskirt of the town. “This morning the suicide […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of Madagali Local Government of Adamawa State, Mr. Yusuf Muhammed, said 56 persons died and 177 injured in the twin blasts that hit Madagali Market on Friday in Adamawa. Muhammed, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview, said 57 of the injured were critical and […]
Continue ReadingThe patient whose kidney was removed after a doctor mistook it for tumour is responding to the treatment. The 23-year-old herdsman from Fufore Local Government in Adamawa state, Isa Hamman, had his kidney extracted by a doctor in a private clinic who conducted a surgery on him. The doctor’s conduct was described as unprofessional by […]
Continue ReadingThe Adamawa Government has constituted a six-man investigative panel to probe the alleged ILLEGAL REMOVAL OF A PATIENT’S KIDNEY by a physician in a private clinic in Yola, the state capital.Malam Abubakar Muhammad, the the Information Officer of state Ministry of Health, confirmed this to newsmen on Sunday in Yola. He said that one Dr […]
Continue ReadingAdamawa State Government has confirmed that seven persons have died and 13 injured in an explosion that occurred at the Malkohi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp near Yola, on Friday morning. The incident was confirmed by the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmad Sajoh, after a visit to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, where the […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday arrested some top officials of the Adamawa State University for selling a N13 million government-owned Toyota Land Cruiser as scrap. The spokesperson for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a telephone interview with Premium Times. Mr. Uwujaren said the vice chancellor of the university, Shall […]
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Seven communities were on Sunday flooded in Demsa and Numan local government areas of Adamawa, following heavy flow of water from Kiri dam in the state. Kiri dam is in Guyuk Local Government Area. The dam, from the Gongola River, is about 30 kilometres length and 15 kilometres wide. Alhaji Haruna Furo, the Executive Secretary, […]
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